Awramba Times (Addis Ababa) – The vast reserves of natural gas, recently discovered in Ethiopia, drew particular attention to the international companies. A construction of gas pipe line stretching from Arbaminch to Djibouti, through Awassa and Diredawa, is underway, local Ethiopian newspaper reported.

According to Sendek Newspaper, the vast natural gas reserve recently found in Arbaminch will make Ethiopia a top producer of natural gas in the world, followed by Russia, Qatar and Iran.

Both Ethiopia and Djibouti have signed a memorandum of understanding to build a refining stock in Djibouti, the newspaper added.
Russia tops the total proven natural gas reserves of the world, holding about a quarter of world’s total gas reserves. Read more

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Hmm, good news, but seems a lot hot gas. If the news was real, the Canadian company would not so dump to ask so much of share. But alas, these are wild beasts which would strip any country to the bones if they found a dump government.

Anyways relaying on existing or not existing gas or anything similar will not guarantee a real development. Ethiopia must diversify and develop first an industrial base. With industrial base you can build a sustainable economy and also ownership of own resources. Without industrial base, only owning a natural resource could be a curse and prone to be blackmailed by anything, including the market.

Lets focus on building real own capacity base before going for gas or anything similar.

Whatever drives you to bark like a Chihuahua, you should realize that by acting so, you’re not doing anyone any favour – yourself nor your minders who own huge coastline and ports only fit for watering camels. The fact is on the ground and no amount of your venomous words can refute it.

@Ermi, this would be good news if only you were more into “bringing up” Ethiopia instead of bringing down Woyane. Ethiopia had children like you for centuries. And their target was to “bring down” that guy, to be called a “hero” etc.. And look “how developed that made us!” (I am assuming you understand satire )

It’s not oil or other resource that will catapult Ethiopia out of poverty. It is rather having less people with a kind of “backward” militant ideology as yours. So, do your self and your country a favor, read a book, meditate and seek a cure for your hatred.

This fool burns his ‘jism’ with mere hate and dream to topple woyane. I f you feel so much you should immediately join the “Arbegnoch”. But there is no burger there. It seems you’ll die singing this boring and zero-luster composition. How long have you been waiting for this and day in day out wishing. Almost half your life. Please focus on building your humble life. We all know…..

The only way you are escaping from disappearance is because of you are becoming trash and garbage miserably failed in life. You are the biggest loss and regret to your family. You are a shame with no life at all but behave the way you worthless are doing.
Who cares what you garbage immigrants living under the bottom of the Bottoms doing nothing but this is what they are and what they can. Stupid, continue behaving, thinking and doing the same thing for 24 years and Ethiopia is marching with development and civilization paths in all directions.

Don’t even try to stink, here. Because no one has any sense about your existence let alone you are something and deserves any attention. This is your last breath you are stinking till you die. Because you can’t more than this. Even insects, viruses and bacteria are adapting themselves understanding the place, time and circumstances. But, you are less than all living things unable to see and understand the facts and realties on the ground.

So, no one cares about you hopeless and worthless immigrants whatever you are painting and thinking about Ethiopia which is the only job you are having but benefiting nothing from. You are mentally bankrupted, mentally hopeless and materially empty thinking you are alive not living because of you are breathing.

Man, you are really mad! Don’t get caught up in emotions like that. It’s not good for your health. Having said that there are morons everywhere, so don’t insult all immigrants b/s one a**hole, demented individual said something dumb.

Dear Dawit – Really this is good news. However, would you please include your reference. looking of sendek, they didn’t include any reference. I tried to Google regarding Black rhino but it is about the pipeline between Djibuti and Aswash to transport fuel.

Dear Dawit, Really it is good news for our beloved country. However, would please include your source of information. citing Sendek news paper is not enough. I did look at Sendek news but they said nothing regarding source of information. Sendekoch ende ESAT kekisachew bochkew endayhone.

This is the best news. Ethiopia is rising and shining because of she is the God given and her children are started making the best choices which is the direction where the sun is rising before coming to Ethiopia. Having all round relationship and co operation with China is the biggest choice and best achievement Ethiopians have made so far with their foreign relation. Ethiopia needs to strength further this relationship with China and other sun rising nations plus must give big priority with Russia, too.

-Ethiopia is starting constructing a 1.231 KM natural gas pipe line From Arba Minch to Djibouti.
-The natural gas found in Arab Minch is bigger than the total gas reserve Russia has which is the biggest in the world. Russian gas reserve is 47.7 trillion cubic meter. That means the Arba Minch natural gas reserve in Ethiopia is bigger than 47.7 Trillion Cubic meter. In addition Ethiopia has other gas reserves in other places in the country, too.
-Because of the Arba Minch gas reserve is becoming a lucrative business, international companies and lenders are competing to finance including the Pipe line.
-This gas reserve puts Ethiopia number one in the world with gas reserve and will transform the nation economy dramatically.
Djibouti is building a 2.6 Billion dollar terminal to store, refine and export Ethiopian gas including only to China about 10 billion cubic meters every year.
*Down the evil and racist English who came from far away in order to commit crimes among the others blocked big and ancient Ethiopia from her millennia old sea coast ownership rights with intention to harm her economically and politically. God does hate the English and will totally eliminate them from Ethiopia; meaning Ethiopians will do it in God’s name which is against the evils in order to protect themselves.
They are evils committed so many crimes against Ethiopia including blocking her from her sea coast right intentionally creating Eritrea as a fence between Ethiopia and the sea. Ethiopians for generations to come will never ever forgive or forget what that evil island did to them for years including the mass destruction media wars motivated by hate based on race.
Hoping the Ethiopian sky will start destroying and cleaning them from our innocent and God given country in a way to stop them completely coming there in order to behave and do the way they are doing in the country they have nothing to do with and they badly affected for years in many ways. They are evils making Ethiopia unable to have including her own sea ports and sea coasts. They are the enemy number one and the cause of suffering our nation and people have been through. They must be treated the way they have treated us including in our own country. It is good to hate and stop them coming and interfering in our country.
-The gas pipe line fund comes from the BRICS nations and it will be completed in 2016.

Oh really? Congratulations Ethiopia!! We certainly will join the world super powers soon if so. Weyane has brought all the best things to Ethiopia. Once again, ታላቅ ነበርን ታላቅም እንሆናለን!!We were one of the four great civilizations in the ancient times thanks to the Axumite Kingdom. And now we will join the giants club thanks to the priceless sons of Dedebit.!!!

Viva Ethiopia.
And Arbamich is one of the most reliable and peaceful areas in Ethiopia. I know the Americans have a kind of base around there. It must be for some reason. the US always runs after its advantages

Very good news,
But my father and mother ethiopians,My brother and sister ethiopians we have to make care by these stupid eritreans who used ethiopian names to disturb our success.They are always negative and angry to our development and they try to agetate negative attituds using ethiopian names.

the news by itself is a good news, and the awarness that people gave to those infiltrated bad gelous people is the other very good newse, while they are eritreans but write a negative massages here and ther by the name of ethiopia. All ethiopian people wach out of them thier 24/7 duty is 1. giving a bad emage to ethiopianity
2. Making havoc by creating a dusbute with in each other. And if posible giving a 100 years home work to our beloved country…

I can confirm gas was spotted bursting out of every Woyane’s arse who gotten too fat after 24 years of feeding off the blood and flesh of Ethiopians. Not only that, the Global Environment Agency is mobilizing equipment and manpower to mitigate the effects of the deadly gas and protect the unique flora and fauna of the Ethiopian highlands. The Agency said, at this point, it is unconcerned about the effect of the toxic gas on the population of Ethiopia because Ethiopians have been observed enjoying the stench or they would not have endured a 24 year stint under a oppressive cloud of putrid stench. The Agency has put emergency measures in place by confiscating all Keberos and tying up every Woyane’s feet tightly together against a 25 KG weight to stop the customary afternoon dance jokingly named “luggage claim” characterized by a sudden grasshopper like jump accompanied by a huge burst of toxic gas. The Agency believes these measures would go some way to minimize harmful emissions. The Djibouti government, on the other hand, is very concerned the toxic emissions may have on its population it is building a pipeline to redirect the flow of gas to the open sea.

Yes Mr Idiris! The mad dogs are barking against the camel for nothing. Yes, the camel has continued without a pause and the dos have been barking since the demise of the Dergue. All their futile efforts to derail Ethiopia from its correct path of development have brought nothing save for their noises of hate. They are dead meat!

Yes Mr Idiris! The mad dogs are barking against the camel for nothing. Yes, the camel has continued without a pause and the dos have been barking since the demise of the Dergue. All their futile efforts to derail Ethiopia from its correct path of development have brought nothing save for their noises of hate.

trust me, it is absolutely false info. I don’t understand why you do so Awramba? Guys, please keep in your mind that there was similar blog but false (from Reporter) around two years ago about Tullow oil exploration. I felt shamed when one foreigner showed me the news, while I was in that field work. So, please please please, those companies are international and you would listen this from all over the world okay.
read and transfer this before someone erase/delete it, thanks YAGERE LIJOCH.

Great News #Dawit. I appreciate that the Ethiopian government rejected the bloodsucker American company to take a bigger share from the Gas production. I wonder how much the Canadian company has agreed. The government should not allow to have a permanent share for foreign companies. It is better to take a bank loan from BRICS or any body and develop and have a total ownership of our resources.

The prime minster report doesn’t mention Arbamamench at all. Rather it is all about Ogaden.

“Officials from the mines ministry say the Calub and Hilala fields in the Ogaden Basin have deposits of 4.7 trillion cubic feet of gas and 13.6 million barrels of associated liquids, both discovered in the 1970s but not yet exploited’

Wawu! God has been willing to bless our country by destroying that cruel regime “Derg”. now we are on the right track. This is additional energy for our development. Natural resource only is not solution for any nations problems. some times it could be dangers. since we are in the right way of development its not that much worry’s me.
Viva EPRDF and Viva Ethiopian nations and nationalities!
Now the History will changed. we will be at our previous position in the world. let us cooperate an make our nation’s dream true.

Few days ago said, Ethiopia has 2 drone and one person scream, how can this be true, it is unbeveled able and so on. Some people have a real problem when Ethiopia get something, they think in Ethiopia nothing can be done or can developed. We know this kinds of problems are the results of our poverty.

OUT BEYOND THE IDEA OF WRONG DOING AND RIGHT DOING THERE IS A FIELD. I WILL MEET YOU THERE.

I AM RIGHT WHERE I BELONG…….. I AM PART OF THE NEW GENERATION OF ETHIOPIA ……. THAT WORKS HARD TO SEE A STRONG NATION IN THE NEAR FUTURE……. I AM TELLING YOU GUYS…… U BETTER DISCUSS ABOUT WHO THE NEXT PRESIDENT WILL BE OUT THERE FOR U DON’T BELONG HERE IN MY BEAUTIFUL COUNTRY…… U ALREADY SOLD YOUR SOUL FOR HATE………. U ARE THE ONE WHO RUN AWAY FEARING HARD WORK AND FACE CHALLENGES ……. ONCE POOR BUT PROUD WITH A REAL IDENTITY…… AND NOW REACH BUT SLAVE…… do you think we the protector and defender of ETHIOPIA are easily taken in by your none sense racism bullshit ………… after all you are all homeless and slaves. For a slave what you have been saying is not bad.

EVERYONE SEES THE UNSEEN IN PROPORTION TO THE CLARITY OF HIS HEART……… I SEE MY BEAUTIFUL CULTURALLY DIVERSIFIED BUT UNITED AGAINST POVERTY.

This news was backed up by Addis Fortune, a major business publication, with close ties to the Ethiopian govt. Add to that what the newly appointed Chinese Ambassador’s specific statement regarding the building of a pipe line from Arbaminch town to Djibouti, there is credence to the story. An acquaintance of mine, who just returned from a trip to Addis, all but confirmed the ‘ buzz’ in the capital.

My question to the ‘ editors’ of this site is why aren’t they doing a ‘ follow up’ given serious doubts raised by so many on this site!
As for the ruling party, I am guessing, come election time , it will lambast it all over the media, along with inaugarating the tram line, assuring its win in the ballot boxes.

We know in the near futher Ethio becomes the choosen country for all human being to wish to work in ethiopia at same time Gov. has to done the resourse utilization wizely and equtiably through welfair management.God blees Ethiopia and the world at large.

I am sure ”GOD” have with ethiopian b/c of new sun has to be started to give light
for ethiopia that can not from skey or from earth, from unknowm direction so be glory for our GOD giving of this free gift for ethiopian .this gift is base for our development so every ethiopian citizen must have accountablity to keep this our property of welfair. WE ETHIOPIA ARE LUCK!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!.

First of all, I would like to thanks GOD almighty a lot, Because all natural resources as well as man/woman itself are the creature of the God, therefore, we not be quarrel in the availability of N. gas, but we should have do our best to be richest by our own effort, which will bring Greatness!!! The Bible says<>

I wish the news are true but i dont think the Blackrhino company discovered Natural gas in Arbaminch area..if so, they would have said on their own home page which i didnt found plus the bloger didnt mention any reference for the news beside mentioning Sendek news agent. What i found on their website is this company agreed to buid pipeline project from djibuti to Ethiopia in order to minimize the transportation cost that is been carried out currently using trucks from djibuti port. I hope they will use the same pipeline to transport our natural gas resource to world if the news proved to be true. Wishing success for my beloved country
Check for news for pipeline projecthttp://blackrhinogroup.com/ethiopia-and-djibouti-conclude-pipeline-construction-agreement/

Eritrea is a small country, but has a great people. Wayane strategically has done a great mistake to invade Eritrea/ Shabia, the real back bone of Ethiopia. all the difficulties Eritrean are facing is because of you people, particularly Tigry. Pls care about your country and lie about us to your lords( West). We hope as Eritreans to give you a petrol & gas as much as Tana Hieg, but you people never never change your bad habits and savagery act all is useless. think beyond Eritrea & Eritreans. Leave us alone

haha lol if there is oil in ethiopia us and europe would send billionas of dollors to take contorll
there is no oil in ethiopia
it is the country in africa with no natural resource but it is the best country

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